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Boraginaceae

Trichodesma physaloides (Fenzl) A.DC.

Family
Boraginaceae
Genus
Trichodesma

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Trichodesma physaloides: Trichodesma physaloides , plant in flower. A perennial resprouter and typical pyrophyte; dependent on fire in late winter in order to flower in early spring. Re
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Synonyms

  • Boraginella physalodes Kuntze
  • Boraginella physaloides (Fenzl) Kuntze
  • Borraginoides physaloides (Fenzl) Hiern
  • Friedrichsthalia physaloides Fenzl
  • Trichodesma droogmansianum De Wild. & T.Durand
  • Trichodesma glabrescens Gürke
  • Trichodesma ringoetii De Wild.

Flowers

In flower
September to October (from 29 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.